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Gastroenterology
The role of PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in ulcerative colitis and changes following tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells treatment
Eun Mi Song, Yang Hee Joo, Sung-Ae Jung, Ju-Ran Byeon, A-Reum Choe, Yehyun Park, Chung Hyun Tae, Chang Mo Moon, Seong-Eun Kim, Hye-Kyung Jung, Ki-Nam Shim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(6):917-930. Published online November 1, 2024
Background/Aims: The programmed death 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway has not been fully evaluated in inflammatory bowel disease. We evaluated PD-1/PD-L1 levels in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and their significance in tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells (TMSCs) treatme..
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Diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis: results of a survey among Korean gastroenterologists
Jae Gon Lee, Yong Eun Park, Ji Young Chang, Hyun Joo Song, Duk Hwan Kim, Young Joo Yang, Byung Chang Kim, Shin Hee Lee, Myung-Won You, Seong-Eun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):672-682. Published online August 17, 2023
Background/Aims: Some management strategies for acute colonic diverticulitis remain controversial in Korean real-world practice because their clinical features differ from those in the West. This study aimed to investigate the opinions of Korean physicians regarding the diagnosis and treatment of ac..
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Clinical outcomes of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding according to the risk indicated by Glasgow-Blatchford risk score-computed tomography score in the emergency room
Hyun Ae Lee, Hye-Kyung Jung, Tae Oh Kim, Ju-Ran Byeon, Eui-Sun Jeong, Hyun-Ji Cho, Chung Hyun Tae, Chang Mo Moon, Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1176-1185. Published online November 1, 2022
Background/Aims: Acute upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding is a significant emergency situation with a mortality rate of 2% to 10%. Therefore, initial risk stratification is important for proper management. We aimed to evaluate the role of contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)..
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Identification of distinctive clinical significance in hospitalized patients with endoscopic duodenal mucosal lesions
Yeji Han, Hye-Kyung Jung, Ji Young Chang, Chang Mo Moon, Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung, Joo-Young Kim, Ji-Yun Bae, Sae-In Kim, Ji-Hyun Lee, Sanghui Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):827-835. Published online August 21, 2017
Background/Aims: Duodenitis is not infrequent finding in patient undergoing endoscopy. However, hospitalized patients have a higher incidence of secondary duodenal mucosal lesions that might be related with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, tuberculosis, immunologic ..
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Practical Treatments for Constipation in Korea
Kyung-Sik Park, Suck-Chei Choi, Moo-In Park, Jeong-Eun Shin, Kee-Wook Jung, Seong-Eun Kim, Tae-Hee Lee, Hoon-Sup Koo,
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(3):262-270. Published online September 1, 2012
Constipation is a digestive symptom that is frequently seen in clinical practice. Its prevalence has been reported to be 2% to 20%, depending on geographical region. Despite the rapid development of medical science, systematic studies on constipation have been rarely conducted in Korea. Recently,..
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Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: Candidate Organisms other than Clostridium Difficile
Hyun Joo Song, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung, Hee Jung Choi, Mi Ae Lee, Kum Hei Ryu, Seong-Eun Kim, Kwon Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):9-15. Published online March 20, 2008
Backgraound/AimsThe direct toxic effects of antibiotics on the intestine can alter digestive functions and cause pathogenic bacterial overgrowth leading to antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). Clostridium Difficile (C. Difficile) is widely kn..
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A Case of Gastric Tuberculosis Mimicking Advanced Gastric Cancer
Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Su Jin Yoon, Sung-Ae Jung, Tae Hun Kim, Kwon Yoo, Il Hwan Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):62-67. Published online March 30, 2006
Tuberculosis of the stomach is quite rare, both as a primary or secondary infection. It can present as a facet of a multiorgan disease process or may result from immunodeficiency. Here, we report a rare, interesting case of gastric tuberculosis which morphologically mimicked advanced gastric canc..
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